Dominican Priest and Sculptor Thomas McGlynn ~ The Man

 The Man

Thomas McGlynn was born May 23,1906. His parents were Frank McGlynn and Rose O’Beirne. His father was an actor, famous for his stage portrayal of Abraham Lincoln. He received the habit of the Dominican Order September 8, 1925, taking the religious name of Brother Matthew. He was ordained a priest May 20, 1932 at St. Dominic’s Church, Washington, DC by Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore, Maryland. He received the diploma in sculpture from the Royal Academy in Rome in 1934. He then studied at Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, under the guidance of Carl Milles. After an apostolic ministry which included teacher, pastor, writer, he went to Pietrasanta, Italy in 1956 to sculpt the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. He remained in Italy until his untimely death September 3, 1977.

1. Dominican Priest and Sculptor Thomas McGlynn ~ Foreword
2. Dominican Priest and Sculptor Thomas McGlynn ~ The Man
3. Dominican Priest
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Sculptor
 Thomas McGlynn ~ The Artist
4. Dominican Priest
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Thomas McGlynn ~ Sculpting Our Lady of Fatima
5. Dominican Priest 
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 Thomas McGlynn ~ The Work Begins
6. Dominican Priest
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 Thomas McGlynn ~ The Studio at Pietrasanta
7. Dominican Priest
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 Thomas McGlynn ~ Moving the Statue
8. Dominican Priest
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 Thomas McGlynn ~ In Place
9. Dominican Priest and Scupltor Thomas McGlynn ~ Selected Works of Thomas McGlynn I
10. Dominican Priest and Scupltor Thomas McGlynn ~ Selected Works of Thomas McGlynn II
11. Dominican Priest and Scupltor Thomas McGlynn ~ Selected Works of Thomas McGlynn III
12. Dominican Priest and Scupltor Thomas McGlynn ~ Selected Works of Thomas McGlynn IV
13. Dominican Priest and Scupltor Thomas McGlynn ~ Selected Works of Thomas McGlynn V
14. Dominican Priest and Scupltor Thomas McGlynn ~ A McGlynn Album